94-9646. Shipping Coordinating Committee Subcommittee on Safety of Life at Sea Working Group on Carriage of Dangerous Goods; Meeting

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 1990]

 

Shipping Coordinating Committee Subcommittee on Safety of Life at 
Sea Working Group on Carriage of Dangerous Goods; Meeting

    The Working Group on Carriage of Dangerous Goods of the 
Subcommittee on Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) will conduct an open 
meeting at 1 p.m. on May 10, 1994, in the Arlington Room, Third Floor, 
at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, VA 22202. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the 
outcome of the 45th Session of the Subcommittee on the Carriage of 
Dangerous Goods (CDG) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 
which was held January 10-14, 1994, at the IMO Headquarters in London. 
In addition, initial plans and preparations for the 46th session (CDG 
46) and other topics of interest, including the requirement for a 
container packing certificate, will be addressed.
    The agenda items of particular interest are:
    a. Amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) 
Code.
    b. Implementation of the IMDG Code.
    c. Development of new glossary and illustrations of packagings for 
Annex I to the IMDG Code.
    d. Amendments to the Emergency Procedures for Ships Carrying 
Dangerous Goods (EmS) and the Medical First Aid Guide for Use in 
Accidents Involving Dangerous Goods (MFAG).
    e. Implementation of Annex III of the Marine Pollution Convention 
(MARPOL 73/78), as amended, and amendments to the IMDG Code to cover 
pollution aspects.
    f. Risk analysis of on-deck stowage of marine pollutants and 
recommendations for the revision of relevant stowage provisions in the 
IMDG Code.
    g. Matters relating to SOLAS regulations II-2/53 and 54.
    h. Ships' stores of a hazardous nature.
    i. Guidelines for the development of shipboard emergency plans for 
marine pollutants.
    j. Reports on incidents involving dangerous goods or marine 
pollutants in packaged form on board ships or in port areas.
    k. Revision of the Recommendations on the Safe Transport, Handling 
and Storage of Dangerous Substances in Port Areas.
    l. Review of existing ships' safety standards.
    m. Role of the human element in maritime casualties.
    n. Use of radio beacons on containers and packages.
    o. Requirement for a container packing certificate.
    Members of the public may attend this meeting up to the seating 
capacity of the room. Interested persons may seek information by 
writing: Commander K. J. Eldridge, U.S. Coast Guard (G-MTH-1), 2100 
Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 or by calling (202) 267-
1217.


    Dated: April 12, 1994.
Geoffrey Ogden,
Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.
[FR Doc. 94-9646 Filed 4-20-94; 8:45 am]
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